Iowa hunting

[yellalinehunter]

As I understand it, it's your residency that determines the regs. Owning land doesn't factor.

Correct, but still can get tags for bonus doe days, and get drawn for early season/ late season muzzleloader relatively easily.

 

[chris1976]

i found some super cheap land up there. thinking hard about making an offer but not sure if i would be able to hunt it, even though id own it. anyone know the rules

You have to maintain residency for 90 continuous days in order to get resident tags. Otherwise you'll have to draw like any other nonresident regardless of land ownership. Iowa has that part right and it's why they continue to be gold standard for large bucks

 

[redblood]

You have to maintain residency for 90 continuous days in order to get resident tags. Otherwise you'll have to draw like any other nonresident regardless of land ownership. Iowa has that part right and it's why they continue to be gold standard for large bucks

Thats what i was aftaid of. I definitely couldn't live up there. Guess why its available

 

[muddyboots]

Thats what i was aftaid of. I definitely couldn't live up there. Guess why its available

Why couldn't u live there ? Just curious?

 

[EJ1]

I should/could be drawn this next year. I'm sitting on 4 points.
I have a friends that owns 230 acres with another guy there and trying to find out how much they will charge me to hunt 10 days on their place. If it's a crazy amount I will be on public ground.

 

[iowavf]

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Those small deer are behind every tree, or so I've been told.

 

[WTNBowHunter]

Iowa is different, I mean gahlee that place is different. I drew my IA archery tag last year for zone 6 (had 5 points going into the draw). It was an awesome hunt, hunted last few days of October and into the first week of November with overnight lows in the teens and highs in the mid 20's during the day. Hunted with Whiskey Ridge. Tommy Nails owns/runs it and he is as solid of a guy as you'll meet. Has some incredible farms and it was the best week of hunting I've ever been on.

 

[redblood]

Why couldn't u live there ? Just curious?

Our families are here.. Elderly parents here. Still a couple yrs before i can retire from day job. Our business is bere. My farms are here. Just not worth it to be to have to reside in iowa just to deer hunt

 

[tree_ghost]

Iowa is different, I mean gahlee that place is different. I drew my IA archery tag last year for zone 6 (had 5 points going into the draw). It was an awesome hunt, hunted last few days of October and into the first week of November with overnight lows in the teens and highs in the mid 20's during the day. Hunted with Whiskey Ridge. Tommy Nails owns/runs it and he is as solid of a guy as you'll meet. Has some incredible farms and it was the best week of hunting I've ever been on.

Were you successful?